Health Psychology

Name: Health Psychology
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ISBN: 9780071199032

ISBN-10: 0071199039

ISBN-13: 9780071199032

Edition: 5th 2003

Authors: Shelley E. Taylor

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Offering a balanced perspective, this text incorporates the latest research findings and statistics. It provides explanations of biological, psychological and social factors in health issues, reinforced with case studies.

Book details

List price: $30.99
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 1/30/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 656
Size: 7.10" wide x 9.80" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.156
Language: English

Shelley E. Taylor is a distinguished professor of psychology at UCLA and one of the country's leading scientists. She lives in Los Angeles.

Introduction to Health Psychology
What is Health Psychology?
The Systems of the Body
Health Behavior and Primary Prevention
Health Behaviors
Health-Enhancing Behaviors
Health-Compromising Behaviors
Stress and Coping
Stress
Moderators of the Stress Experience
The Patient in the Treatment Setting
Using Health Services
Patient-Provider Relations
Pain and Its Management
Management of Chronic and Terminal Illness
Management of Chronic Illness
Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Diabetes
Psychoneuroimmunology, AIDS, Cancer, and Arthritis
Toward the Future
Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future Glossary References Credits Name Index
Subject Index
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